ACOMA PUEBLO ALONG ROUTE 66
Acoma Pueblo was settled atop a 367-foot sandstone mesa nearly a millennia before nearby Route 66 came through. A 90-minute guided tour from the Sky City Cultural Center and Haak'u Museum takes visitors inside Acoma’s rich culture and heritage. “We’ve been here since 1100 AD, and when people visit here, they get the history,” says Wesley Concho, the pueblo’s customer service supervisor and group coordinator.
VIGILANTE GUIDES ROUTE 66 TOUR
The forgotten landmarks, historic churches, and hidden treasures of Route 66 come to life on Vigilante Guides’s all-day Route 66 Driving Tour, The Mother Road Revealed. “I take people into the past,” says Vigilante owner Jerard Carlos Vigil. “People get a little bit of everything—scenery, culture, history. ”
ROUTE 66 IN SANTA FE
Trace Route 66’s history in Santa Fe with Custom Tours by Clarice. The 90-minute Route 66 Tour in a private car or in a van with a step-on guide includes the historic Santa Fe Plaza, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Route 66 signs posted in the city, and other landmarks.
ROUTE 66 IN ALBUQUERQUE
The half-day Route 66 Albuquerque Architecture & History Tour from Heritage Inspirations features neon signs, a mural corridor, a stop at a restored motor court, and a stroll through Nob Hill. “We move beyond the surface to reveal the deeper architecture of place, how Indigenous trade routes, the railroad, and Route 66 itself all converge to define Albuquerque today,” says Angelisa Murray, CEO and founder of Heritage Inspirations.